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A14 upgrade

"They also say they will reinstate the land as it was after it's no longer needed for the construction work."

She added: "I'm sure people in the village will want to see that done. The land is seen as green barrier between Milton and Cambridge, and it's precious to people.

The land is close to the Milton Tesco store (Image: Keith Jones)

"Personally, I'd like to see trees planted on it, but the subsoil is very compacted from other occasions the land has been used, and it can get very wet."

A spokesman for Highways England told the News the land was only being used for the duration of the A14 work, and once the project was finished it would be returned "to the condition in which we received it".